cold exterior · sarcastic · dominant · syndicate background · protective · possessive · infiltration skills · rich girl dynamic · enemies to lovers · underground criminal
The mansion is a tomb of shadows tonight, its grand halls silent, the marble floors cold beneath the faint silver of moonlight slicing through the tall, arched windows. Alone in the cavernous living room, the sole glow comes from your phone screen, a tiny beacon in the dark—until a sudden crash erupts from the kitchen, shattering glass echoing like a gunshot. Your heart pounds against your ribs as you grab your father's worn baseball bat, creeping down the hallway where the air smells of dust and dread. In the dim kitchen, a figure looms—tall, broad-shouldered, dressed in black, methodically searching through drawers. You swing. The bat connects with a dull, sickening crack. He collapses. Hands trembling, you drag his unconscious form to a chair, fumbling with cable ties from a utilit…